Removing bamboo

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I need a lot of bamboo removing, roots and everything..... We moved into a new house with lots of it and its a nightmare. Do I need a gardener, tree removers or something more drastic? Any idea how much work it is likely to be and how disturbing? Many thanks

It's an utter nightmare - get someone in to do it. Gardener maybe? I don't know but it keeps coming back so you have to keep on top of it. Also, be careful - turns out I'm really allergic to bamboo.

Thanks, it seems like a nightmare, it's everywhere. We were chatting to the neighbours, they hate it too, it's ruined some of their garden, I think it was put in for privacy, but it's horrible. Don't seem to be allergic so far, but will keep an eye out for it

We've just got rid of loads of it. Its hard work but doable. Chop it all back to short stumps (you'll need something very sharp). We kept some of stems for handy jobs around garden. Careful because what is left is very sharp.
You then need to dig dig and dig. You need to try & get all of it out as it will grow back. Just keep an eye out and pull up anything that comes back.

Its really hard to get rid of it, you need to dig dig dig, either that or napalm the area!

"allergic to bamboo"

which bamboo : the treatment varies depending on the species

and whether you need to remove the lot or just remind it where it should be growing

the simplest nuclear option is cut it all to six inches and glyphosate dripped into every cut stem

but check its not a valuable plant you could fund the rest of the garden from first

If you buy Glyphosate (Roundup is a widely available brand) in concentrated form, make it up to the strength required for brambles.

Cut the bamboo down to just below a joint so that you have a hollow tube left.

Using a pipette, fill the freshly cut hollow stem with the poison. Refill if you can as the liquid soaks down.